– GBP25m improvement in club equipment and facilities in partnership with clubs – Giving over GBP1m young people opportunities to play Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) welcomes the “robust and forward-thinking” plans announced by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to grow participation in the lead-up to England’s hosting of Rugby World Cup 2015 and beyond. […]
17 years ago today … Seventeen years ago today, the world’s most competitive club rugby tournament made its first tentative steps in the unlikely surrounds of the Romanian Black Sea resort of Constanta. Click HERE to watch highlights of the first Heineken Cup game No one could have anticipated that the first-ever Heineken Cup game […]
Please see below details of three citings arising from Round 1 of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. Note that under the new IRB Regulation 17, a cited player is not eligible to play until the disciplinary process is concluded. CORRECTION: Andy Hazell Red Card Hearing date is Thursday, 25 October 2012. TOMMY SEYMOUR […]
Scarlets wing, Morgan Stoddart (No 11), was issued with a red card as a result of receiving two yellow cards during the Heineken Cup Pool 5 match against ASM Clermont Auvergne at Stade Marcel Michelin on Saturday, 13 October 2012. Stoddart was shown a red card by referee, Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), in the 37th minute […]
Dromore High school collected the 1st trophy of the Ulster Branch High Schools calender when they took the U16 Pollock Cup at Ballymena RFC. Teams attending were, Carndonagh CS, Ballymoney HS, Dromore HS, Omagh CBS, Omagh HS, Slemish College. CLICK HERE for highest resolution team shots of all teams The top 8 schools who qualifed […]
The second round draw of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup has thrown up some very exciting clashes… The 2nd XV’s of five senior clubs have progressed to the last 16 and all of those have been handed home draws. The pick of the games will see last season’s Kukri Qulifying One champions Clogher Valley […]